Into the Snow and Ice of Africa
Looking for something very cool as a special add-on to your trip in the Gorilla Highlands region? A week-long trip to the magnificent Rwenzori mountains…
Category: Staff & Volunteer Life
Where Differences Can Still Be Made
We were visited by Laura and Hannah from Austria last week … as they came to Uganda attempting to better understand their late friend Carla…
Meet Allen, Our Guest Happiness and Reservations Specialist
Wanna know who is arranging Gorilla Highlands bookings these days, and taking care of clients? I’m Allen Arinda and I grew up in Tanzania, Uganda…
How Does a Ugandan Village Work?
The LC Pyramid of Uganda For a remote village on the edge of Uganda it is as important as it is for any town to…
Congo Nile Trail — Hooray, Out of the Way!
For me, 2021 has been a period of getting things out of the way. Primarily among them: the terabytes of video footage that had been…
What Should I Expect in Terms of Cultural Shock?
Culture shock is expected, and even welcome, when you exchange a life in the West for a dive into African life. But your culture shock will inevitably…
Get To Know Rwanda’s Twin Lakes With a True Muturage
I am Rukundo, a Twin Lakes muturage from Gitare Village in Burera District. This is where I was born and grew up, all the 27…
Little-Known Hiking Overnights in Southwestern Uganda
I am Levi Ayebare, 28, and I have been working with Gorilla Highlands Experts on the Ugandan side of the region as a tecnico. This…
A Night Out with My Wife … or $100 Spent Changing a Life?
The wind and wonder of discovery engulfed me as I held on to my motorcycle taxi driver, Kacumbe, the consensus king of boda boda drivers…
“What’s a Gay?” and Other Ugandan Sexuality Questions
Weirdly enough, I didn’t sleep at all on the night of 31 May. I felt anxious, but I couldn’t put my finger on what exactly…
